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Portable antennas are designed to be easily transported from one location to another, and can be set up and taken down quickly. Portable antennas are frequently used when camping or backpacking. See [ | Portable antennas are designed to be easily transported from one location to another, and can be set up and taken down quickly. Portable antennas are frequently used when camping or backpacking. See [http://adventure-radio.org/ Adventure Radio Society] and [[Trail-Friendly Radio]] for more information. | ||
Portable antennas should not be confused with [[mobile antenna|mobile antennas]], which are designed to be used while in motion. | Portable antennas should not be confused with [[mobile antenna|mobile antennas]], which are designed to be used while in motion. | ||
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== Portable Verticals == | == Portable Verticals == | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:20, 12 December 2010
Portable antennas are designed to be easily transported from one location to another, and can be set up and taken down quickly. Portable antennas are frequently used when camping or backpacking. See Adventure Radio Society and Trail-Friendly Radio for more information.
Portable antennas should not be confused with mobile antennas, which are designed to be used while in motion.
Simple Dipoles
Crappie Pole technique
Portable Verticals
| Antennas | |
| Design | Beam * Dipole * Dish or Parabola * DDRR * Log Periodic (LPDA) * Loop * Mobile and portable * Omnidirectional * Panel * Quad and Quagi * Screwdriver * Small tuned loop * Vertical * Yagi-Uda * Wire and random wire antennas |
| Installation | Antenna Tuners * Capacity hats and loading coils * Cavity filters * Coaxial Cable * Feedlines * Rotators * Towers and Masts * VK2ACY - G5RV coupler |
| Theory | Front-to-back ratio * Impedance matching * SWR * Tower design * Vertical Antenna efficiency * Wire comparison tables |